You can either open up a separate browser to walk through the demo or you can print these instructions and use the browser in which you are now reading this to work with the demo. Even if you use a separate browser, it is probably easier to print out the instructions so you don't have to continue switching browsers. Finally, you should read either Section (2) or Section (3), depending on whether you already have a primary website or not, and then read Section (4), regardless.

CaptainKids.com illustrates the process for organizations that already have a primary website. To see how the demo works, please either enter or click on www.CaptainKids.com. Once there, you will see a very basic website that represents your primary website. You will also see several graphic choices, or if you prefer, a simple text link, you can put on your primary site to link to your "companion" website contained within TheLatestInformation.com. (We'll call that the TLI Website.)

Click Here to view our Latest Information.

Once in the TLI Website, you can navigate through the various menu options to see all the information you will be able to update yourself. You will also notice on the Home Page of the TLI Website there is a link that will return you to the Primary Website, in this case, www.CaptainKids.com. Navigating back and forth is very easy. (If you are a restaurant, please also review (3) below even if you already have a primary website as that demo TLI website is for a restaurant, and it contains additional restaurant functionality.)

Once you spend a few minutes reviewing the menu options, please follow the instructions in Section (4) below to see how easy it is to administer your TLI Website. Sample screen shots of both the TLI Website and the menu-driven Site Administration screen shots are shown below (click the images to see larger images):

GravyFries.com illustrates the process for organizations that do not yet have a primary website. It also illustrates the difference between an organization and a restaurant TLI website. (Resturant TLI websites contain additional functionality which will automatically be added if you select "Restaurant" when you join. Additional items include menus, specials, etc.) To see how the demo works, please either enter or click on www.GravyFries.com. Since there is no Primary Website for GravyFries.com, we have set up the Domain Name to automatically redirect into the GravyFries TLI website. Note: you may have to "Accept" the redirect, depending on your browser settings. (We'll call the website within TheLatestInformation.com the TLI Website.) Once in the TLI Website, you can navigate through the various menu options to see all the information you will be able to update yourself.

Since you probably do not yet own Domain Name, you will need to purchase a Domain Name through a registrar like GoDaddy.com where you can typically register a name for a yearly fee of less than $10. Once you have your name, you will "forward" the name to your TLI Website using forwarding instructions similar to these.

Once you spend a few minutes reviewing the menu options, please follow the instructions in Section (4) below to see how easy it is to administer your TLI Website. Sample screen shots of both the TLI Website and the Site Administration screen shots are shown below (click the images to see larger images):

To manage your TLI Website, you need to log in as the Admin. You can do this from either your TLI website by clicking on the Admin Tab or directly from TheLatestInformation.com site by clicking on the MyAccount Tab. If you are logging into CaptainKids, the Admin ID is 1, and if you are logging into GravyFries, the Admin ID is 2. The password for both TLI website demos is "demo" all in lower case. Once logged in, you will be able to Administer the TLI Website.

Additionally, to preserver the integrity of these demo sites, you will have full access to the screens where you can add, modify and delete information, but none of the changes you make will be saved. Of course, that is not the case with your real site.

1. Home Page: You have 4 areas of text you can manage. Additionally, if you already have a primary website, you can display a link from your TLI website to your primary website.
2. The Latest Informtion
• The Latest News: You can use this section to keep your site visitors current with what is happening within your organization. You can post information about new products, services, employees, service bulletins, inclement weather hour changes, potential new contracts, new initiatives, or any information that tends to change quickly.
• Events: You can use this section to post your Events as well as the Events held by others you want to support. You can also enter an optional external link on your TLI website taking the visitor to a specific external website page. Additionally, you can post or link to as many events as you like. Frequently, if you are supporting the Events of others, they will support yours.
• Unadvertised Specials: Post your specials here. You can post time-limited specials or maybe you have one item of a kind left that you have reduced to clear out your inventory. You can also use this section if business has slowed down and you need to increase your sales.
• Classified Ads: Use this section to sell a one-of-a-kind item, either your own, or one that you are selling for someone else. Also, you can use this section to sell a few items left from your inventory that you want to remove from your shelves. Also, any ads you post here will be displayed whenever a site visitor searches for Classified Ads at the City, Metro, County and State levels - what a nice way to get great exposure to help you sell an item.
• Help Wanted: You can post your Help Wanted ads here. Your Help Wanted Ads will also be displayed for site visitors at the City, Metro, County and State Levels.
• Weather: There is nothing you need to do here - site visitors can click on the Weather graphic to see your current weather.
3. Support
• FAQs: You can enter your Frequently Answered Questions. Trends in questions change? No problem, just update your questions and answers. Think through these as best you can as this is where you can be very helpful to your site visitors.
• Knowledge Base: This section is where you can provide a very valuable service to your site visitors. Here is where they can hopefully find an answer to a question they may have, at any hour of the day, without having to call you. And if they cannot find their answer, they will be able to submit their question and wait for you to respond. However, the most important part about this section is that you hopefully will only have to answer a question once and others can benefit as well.
• Products/Services: Use this section to describe you products and services you offer. You can provide a general overview, or since you can enter an unlimited number of items, describe your products and services in depth.
• Seasonal Messages: If your organization is seasonal-based, you can use this section to remind your site visitors to perform or schedule seasonal tasks like power-seed a lawn, perform service on a furnace, flush their antifreeze, or any other seasonal-based task. If your services are not seasonal-based, use this section to remind visitors to perform normal activities like backup a hard drive, read a good novel, etc.
• Client Messages: This can be a very helpful section is used properly. Here you can post a password-protected messages for you clients that only your clients can access. You could use this section to enter Project status, billing amounts, or any other information you would like to make available to your individual clients where they might not have access to their email, etc. You can also create an unlimited number of Clients. When you create your first Client, you will provide a name, password and a message. You can add to or modify the message whenever you like. You can also inactivate a client and they will not be able to log in.
4. About Us
• Contact Information: You can post any contact information you like. If you don't want to display your phone number or address, leave those fields blank. Additionally, if you have a primary website, enter the complete URL here, including the "http://" header. You can also display your primary website URL on you Home Page by also checking the "Show Primary Website" checkbox on the Admin Home Page setup.
• Contact Us Submittals: Your site visitors can submit a request to you without going through the typical email system. A list of your submittals will be available to you in the Admin Section.
• Staff: If you have other employees besides yourself, you can also display their names, positions, phone numbers, email addresses, etc. on your website. You can also specify the sort order so you can display the names in the proper order based on your organization (President, VP, manager, etc.)
• Business Hours: If you have limited business hours or days you will be closed, you can post them here. Additionally, if you have a snow storm or other inclement weather condition, etc., you can update your business hours from you home Internet connection.
• Blogs: You can keep your site visitors informed about your daily happenings if you like. Simply enter the information as you would in a diary. The only difference is you will also be adding a Title for the entry so it can be referenced from your list of Titles. Also, the blog is fully contained within your site rather than having to link to an external blog.
• Guestbook: You cannot create guestbooks/subscriber entries from the Admin section, but are dependent on your site visitors to submit their information from the Guestbook in the Public pages. If you want to send a newsletter to all your guestbook subscribers that indicated they wanted to be kept abreast of your organizational activities through periodic informational emails, you can create your newsletters here. Simply enter a Subject and your newsletter message, click the Submit button and your newsletter will be sent to all subscribers. The subscribers will be as a bcc so as to not show any email address in the email.
• Guestbook Newsletters: Once you have a list of subscribers, you can create email newsletters to send to all subscribers.
• Reviews/Feedback: You cannot create reviews/feedbacks from the Admin section, but are dependent on your site visitors to submit their reviews and feedback. However, when they do, they will not be public until you go to the Admin section and mark them to be displayed. Additionally, you will have the ability to modify their text to correct spelling, etc.
• Directions: You can enter additional helpful directions beyond the Google Map that will be automatically displayed.
• Map: The map provided is an Google map and will automatic be created based on the address of your organization. Additionally, you can enter additional helpful directions.
5. Restaurant (restaurants only)
• Overview: You can enter your Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner hours. Additionally, you will be able to select the Cuisine, Atmosphere and Price Ranges for your restaurant. Finally, you will be able to add your Reservation Policy and any other general information you would like to add.
• Menu Items:  You will be able to add menu items, specifing their Name, Category, Price and whether it is currently Active. You will also be able to add menu items.
• Menu Categories: You can manage your menu categories here. These Categories will be the ones used when managing the individual Menu items.
• Specials: This is a free format field where you can describe your specials. You can change this as often as your specials change (i.e. nightly, weekly, etc.)
• Payment Options: Select your payment options (i.e. VISA, MasterCard, Diners Club, Cash only, checks, etc.) No surprises when patrons show up for dinner.
• Special Services: Select the Special Services your restaurant provides. Some of those might include Carry Out, Delivery, Handicap Accessible, Kids Menu, Open 24 hours, etc.
6. Admin: 

In a nutshell, that's about it. You can clearly see how much additional information you can provide your site visitors by having a TLI Website. Whether you already have your Primary Website or not, it is very easy to set up and maintain. And if you keep it current and make it interesting, your site visitors will tell others about it and will come back often. You are also providing a very easy way for Internet Users to find your organization. Joining is also quick, easy and inexpensive, so why not join today.